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'''Testicular adrenal rest tumour''', abbreviated '''TART''', is a rare tumour associated with increased ACTH, typically seen in the context of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid24967019>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Olpin | first1 = JD. | last2 = Witt | first2 = B. | title = Testicular adrenal rest tumors in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. | journal = J Radiol Case Rep | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 46-53 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3941/jrcr.v8i2.1489 | PMID = 24967019 }}</ref>
'''Testicular adrenal rest tumour''', abbreviated '''TART''', is a rare tumour associated with increased ACTH, typically seen in the context of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid24967019>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Olpin | first1 = JD. | last2 = Witt | first2 = B. | title = Testicular adrenal rest tumors in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. | journal = J Radiol Case Rep | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 46-53 | month = Feb | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3941/jrcr.v8i2.1489 | PMID = 24967019 }}</ref>
==General==
*Very rare.
Clinical:
*Serum ACTH elevated.
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Nests of eosinophilic cells interspersed with thin bands of fibrous tissue.
*Mild (endocrine) nuclear atypia.
DDx:
*[[Leydig cell tumour]] - history different.
===Images===
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037253/figure/f4-jrcr-8-2-46/ TART (nih.gov)].


==See also==
==See also==
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